The
leadership tussle that rocked Uvwie local government council of Delta State has
been put to rest with the formal swearing-in of Chief (Mrs) Stella Dabonor as
Chairman by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.
"The
Chairman is a product of the very long drawn issue between the Council and the
House of Assembly," Governor Okowa said in Asaba during the swearing in
ceremony which was witnessed by the Speaker, Delta State
House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Monday Igbuya and other top government
functionaries.
According to the
Governor, "the House of Assembly having found the former Chairman
culpable, had to remove him from office and by law, the Vice Chairman had to
step in." He
stated that no act of lawlessness would be condoned in the State, emphasizing
that the Councils should pay emphasis on the issues of environmental sanitation
and primary healthcare.
While
stating that his administration spends N678 million monthly to support the
payment of primary school teachers in the state, Governor Okowa called for
patience among local government workers.
He said, "we need to know that the local government councils are challenged with the issue of payment of salaries, I call for patience as this is a national malaise; payment of primary school teachers' salaries is by the local government and deducted from source, because, we have a large number of primary school teachers in the state, this has impacted negatively on the resources of the Councils.
The
Governor congratulated Mrs Dabonor on her successful emergence as Chairman and
challenged her to ensure a safer and clean local government that would be
attractive to investors.
Responding,
the Chairman, said she will carry out her functions diligently and with the
fear of God.
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